MATCHING GIFT IN EFFECT UNTIL MARCH 31

Dear Friend of the National Parks,

All of us at NPCA hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and safe during this unprecedented time.

As our communities struggle to adapt to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the national parks that serve as places of refuge for so many of us are also under threat.

So even during these difficult times, NPCA is continuing to protect our parks from new dangers, including the president’s proposed FY21 budget that includes nearly $600 million in new cuts for the National Park Service, as well as reckless plans by the administration to expand oil and gas drilling in lands that were once protected as national monuments.

This could be one of the most difficult years all of us, including our parks, have ever faced … but no organization is better equipped to meet them than NPCA, thanks to dedicated members and supporters like you.

That’s why NPCA is launching a new Fight for Your Parks campaign today to stop multiple threats from doing irreversible harm to our parks. And to help us fund this important new campaign, a generous NPCA board member has offered to match every gift we receive until midnight, March 31st — up to $30,000.

Will you make one of the first gifts we need, friend? Your new member contribution today will be matched dollar-for-dollar — immediately DOUBLING your impact for the parks you love!

President Trump came into office issuing executive orders that downsized Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments by 85 percent. Now his administration is attempting to open what little remains of these monuments — and dozens of parks across the country — to destructive oil and gas drilling.

He and the officials he has appointed have systematically undermined, degraded and outright attacked the laws that protect our public lands, the agencies that manage them and the irreplaceable resources these places safeguard for the American people.

To make matters worse, the administration recently put forward a new budget that includes nearly $600 million in new cuts for the National Park Service, hundreds of millions more than any other president has ever proposed.

Together with the matching funds, your new member gift will provide an extra boost to NPCA’s efforts on Capitol Hill to get the FY21 funding and protections our parks need.

You’ll also help us keep fighting the administration’s illegal land grab in court, and take on the oil and gas industry lobbyists trying to plunder our national parks for their own profit.

Can we count on you during these uncertain times?

Your new member Fight for Your Parks campaign gift of only $15 or more not only goes TWICE as far to help protect America’s national parks, but also brings you complete member benefits, including our award-winning National Parks magazine and exclusive NPCA member flashlight hat as your free welcome gift.

The challenges facing all of us now, including our parks, are steep, but no organization is better equipped to meet them than NPCA … thanks to dedicated members and supporters like you.

We want to make sure that when the world is safe again, America’s most iconic and inspirational places are safe, too. We are grateful for your continued support as your particular situation allows at this time. Be well, and thank you for everything you do to protect the parks.

With gratitude,


Theresa Pierno
President and CEO

P.S. Please get us closer to reaching our Fight for Your Parks campaign goal by joining today if you can. Every dollar you give will be matched 100% and go twice as far to protect the future of your national parks. Thank you so much!

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